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Learie Constantine

Learie Nicholas Constantine

Born: 21 September 1901, Petit Valley, Diego Martin, Trinidad
Died: 1 July 1971, Brondesbury, Hampstead, London
Major Teams: Trinidad, Freelooters, Barbados, West Indies.
Known As: Learie Constantine
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Medium, Right Arm Fast


Test Debut: West Indies v England at Lord's, 1st Test, 1928
Latest Test:
West Indies v England at The Oval, 3rd Test, 1939

Later Baron Constantine, of Maraval in Trinidad and Tobago, and of Nelson, in the County Palatine of Lancaster
Knighted 1962
Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1940

Career Statistics:

TESTS
 (including 19/08/1939)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding   18   33   0   635   90   19.24   0   4   28   0

                    Balls    M     R    W    Ave   BBI    5  10    SR  Econ
Bowling              3583  125  1746   58  30.10  5-75    2   0  61.7  2.92

FIRST-CLASS
 (1921/22 - 1938/39)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding  119  197  11  4475  133   24.05   5  28  133   0

                       R    W    Ave   BBI    5  10
Bowling             8991  439  20.48  8-38   25   4

- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.


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CLR James wrote of him "He belongs to the distinguished company of men who, through cricket, influenced the history of their time". Learie, later Sir Learie and Lord Constantine, brought West Indian cricket into the international eye through his inspirational play. His father made the first century by a West Indian in England, and Learie grew up in Trinidad playing cricket under his guidance. A completely original, but inconsistent batsman, a bowler capable of genuine pace, and a sensational fielder, he was one of the most watchable cricketers of his, or any, time. Starting with an orthodox technique, Constantine was able to improvise strokes to fit any situation, as well as hitting with immense power. Lacking consistency at first, his fielding at cover kept him in the West Indies side, where he surpassed his great contemporaries, Hobbs and Bradman. Consciously planning to make cricket a career, he restricted his fielding to the slips to allow him to develop as a fast bowler, and his success on the 1928 tour of England secured him a Lancashire League contract with Nelson. He was without equal as a League professional, learning to bowl with great variation and accuracy, and built consistency in his run scoring. Whilst in England he and the writer CLR James worked together to further the cause of West Indian nationalism, and he later successfully studied for the Bar. Returning to Trinidad, he became an MP, a Government minister, and returned to England as High Commissioner for Trinidad. (Dave Liverman, 1998)

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